Liverpool manager wanted me at Chelsea – Moses

Liverpool’s on-loan forward Victor Moses very nearly became a Chelsea player more than five years before actually making the move to Stamford Bridge. Moses was an academy product at Crystal Palace in the previous decade and made his Premier League debut with the Eagles. It was the same time that his current Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was youth team manager under Jose Mourinho at Chelsea. Rodgers became an admirer of Moses’ talents, and the 22-year-old admitted he was being wooed for a switch after just a few sessions with the Blues. Moses eventually joined Chelsea in 2012. “I spoke to (Rodgers) when I was 16 and he wanted me to come to Chelsea, the Nigeria winger told Liverpool’s official site. “So I trained with the club for a bit and he was impressed. “I went back home after the training period, had a little think about it and thought I’d get a bigger chance to play and develop at Palace.

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